Acute aortic valvulitis as an initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-124

  Louthrenoo, Worawit ^a   Kanjanavanit, Rungsrit ^a   Sukitawut, Waraporn ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEVER; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE;

EID: 0032789566     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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